bp weight

hi am just wondering as ive just weighed my ball python who is 5-6 months old and he/she is weighing in at 140g is that an ok weight and he/she is on small mice but moving up to medium after these last 3 have gone so would you say he/she is ok weight underweight and well i know he/she aint overweight lol

I am not an expert. But our 1 yr old BP was 196 grams a month ago or so - then after another meal was 226 grams. Your snake sounds about right. How often are you feeding? Once a week?

Hmm, every snake grows and puts on weight differently, but a 5-6 month old BP should probably be on full adult mice by now. My normal girl is around that age and taking a 'small' jumbo adult a week. When last I weighed her (which I do at the start of each month), she was 246g.

Does seem small to me as well, i have four month olds weighing more than that, the differece is probably my choice of feeding rats. I also feed every 5 days not every 7. So they eat six times a month instead of 4. I also got them on rats as soon as i could, just what i preffer and i can get them in any size needed whenever i need them. So this goes back to the whole rat, mouse debate.

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Originally Posted by MelissaFlipski

I am not an expert. But our 1 yr old BP was 196 grams a month ago or so - then after another meal was 226 grams. Your snake sounds about right. How often are you feeding? Once a week?

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Honestly i think that is super small! I have four month olds heavier.

I have 4 month olds who are over 250g, and are feeding on medium adult mice.. It's a myth that feeding rats is better. Just feed what they will eat, have a consistent schedule, and they will grow.

The OP's snake might not have had a good start, therefore the smaller size. As long as the snake looks healthy, is eating every single week, sheds regularly, and is gaining weight, there isn't an exact weight the snake should be at, at that age. I would recommend a fecal check by a vet though, just to rule out internal parasites. Other than that, I wouldn't worry about it. By that age, the snake should be on adult mice or fuzzy rats, so if he/she's not, might want to bump it up to the right size.

My 6 month old is right at 220 g and my 4 month old is around 350g. So I think that some snakes just grow at different rates.

My 4 month old girl is heavier than that too. She's 200.

She eats mice only cause its easier for me to get the right size.

Eats 2 hoppers a week. Totalling about 20 grams.

I might bump her up to every 5 days. Cause I feed on friday. And on monday she's out cruising all night. And every night afterwards until feeding day.

well took 2 small mice on tuesday so am gonna bump em up in size now to med mice would like to get onto rats but its hard to get hold of small rats in my area there alll just got jumbos and large

My 07's are at least 200+ grams by now. Maybe its time to bump the prey item size up a bit.

i noticed if you feed smaller prey the snakes tend not to grow as fast i have an 06 albino female that 350grmas now and i have 06 females that are over 1200 grams. the albino only eats asf rats or mice and the others are eating rats and the albino just doesnt eat like the others do. i have babies that are around 4 months old that are over 200 grams easy so i would say your snake is a bit thin, but give how your feeding and what your feeding it would be about right.

decide now as ive found sum1 who will sell me rats private breeder sort of thing so hes gonan go onto rat fluffs next feed:)

Awesome, so maybe in a couple months give us an update. Just to see if he puts on weight a lil faster.

well in a week has put on 25 grams:)

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Originally Posted by MelissaFlipski

I am not an expert. But our 1 yr old BP was 196 grams a month ago or so - then after another meal was 226 grams. Your snake sounds about right. How often are you feeding? Once a week?

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Your ONE year old is only 226 grams? My mojave is four months old and over 200 grams.

My normal female was born in May, I think. The person who I got her from was scum, and knew nothing. But she eats good and is going on 400g.